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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Rock Band...What Have You Done?

We are in the car on our way to dinner...

Love-Dad can we wisten to Rock Band songs?
(and she pronounces Rock Band perfectly)

Dad-Not now.

Love-Lata? Afta your song is ova?

(Now mind you this is just a glimpse of the conversation; I think she asked him 5 times and all 5 times he said not now; later...but Love doesn't accept no for an answer when she has her mind set on something. So she did what she knows to do; she doesn't ask another question, she just tells you what is going to happen).

2 minutes later

Love-Dad It my turn now

What she is referring to is Nirvana songs...Hubby has had the CD and since Zman is all into Rock Band and now learning how to play his electric guitar he got for Christmas; my Bro is teaching him how to play these songs on his guitar. So this is all Love hears.

I just have to laugh out loud when I turn around and see my almost 4 year old (she turns 4 on Valentines Day and Zman turns 10 two days after that) requesting the music is turned up as loud as it can go...shouting out...

Monkey see, monkey do
I don't know why I'd - rather be dead than cool
I don't know why - every line ends in rhyme
I don't know why - less is more, love is blind
I don't know why

Stay...Stay Away....(repeat 3x)

And while she is shouting out these tunes to the best of her ability and making up words that she doesn't quite understand (she gets this from me when I sing) she is pretending to strum on her guitar just as her big brother is doing right next to her.


Later that evening when we get home Zman started to pull out the Rock Band equipment. I told him they wouldn't be playing as I was going to relax and watch TV. He said Ok and started to put the stuff back and here comes Love "Ahhh Man".

Zman is the easier child. He accepts the answer and moves on. He may not understand or agree but normally he doesn't push the issue but now he has a partner in crime. He has Love figured out and us too...So if he wants something that we have already said no to, he puts his lil sister up to it as he knows she is relentless and will wear us down.

29 comments:

LazyCrazyMama said...

How cute is that? :) Nothing wrong with teaching them a little rock :)

Lindsey said...

That is so cute!!! And so sweet that Love was born on Valentine's Day! AW!

Shorty said...

What a cute story! I love how entertaining your kidos are! Zman sounds a lot like my son...I can only imagine what things would be like if he had a partner in crime, too!!!

Amy said...

I love Love stories! :) Do you remember songs that your parents listened to when you were young, riding in the car? I sooooo do! I love it!

Anonymous said...

Goodness, they are amazing, aren't they? I'm so fascinated with birth order and my oldest is sooo easy as well.

You mentioned a cold front in FL. Here too! Just about 60 and VERY windy today.

With Love from New Orleans said...

I totally did the same thing with my brother... TOO FUNNY!!! XOXO

Unknown said...

ha! quite a team :) very cute story!

The Blonde Duck said...

We all love rock and roll.

Lump said...

awww I love rock band. I can play a mean bass guitar. well, sort of. ;)

Liz Harrell said...

Hilarious. I used to make my sisters ask for things too. Smart little man. :)

Unknown said...

oh, so cute. but honestly, it's awesome that Rock Band has brought all these old songs to the kids!

Hipmomofboyz said...

I just love the way your kids talk...they are so cute.

Maki said...

I always enjoy listening (reading) to your Love's conversation with you guys!!

Can't wait to meet you guys soon!

Alison Purple said...

I want to meet this lil one...she is too freakin' cute. Please video tape it so we can hear her singing to Nirvana.

Newlywed Next Door said...

Thanks for the comment! I was sad about the Chargers too! They haven't gone to a super bowl since I was in middle school...arg. Colorado was blast -- I can see you'd want to live there!

Mc Allen said...

omgoooosh that is serioulsy cute!! She is so precious!! ♥ LA

Melissa said...

BTW- Yes, we went ice-skating at UCF. Wow, we must live in the same area!! I live a little east of downtown; over by the Executive airport.....are you close to there??

Whitney said...

Left you something on my blog!

Angela said...

hahaa... my niece will ask why a couple of times but will let go but the little one will go at it until he gets his way. luckily he is only 18 months and can't speak yet. i think my sis will have her hands full in a while.

Jennifer said...

i love rock band. my family has so much fun with it.

Live.Love.Eat said...

Too cute my friend! My son is a little rocker now too because of Guitar Hero. He sings Aerosmith like it's going out of style.

amy (metz) walker said...

Gotta love her tenacity! Great quality!

Anonymous said...

ZMan sounds like me 25 years ago.

Stacy said...

Too funny! My kids love Rock Band too. Little Addicts :)

Slyde said...

rock band is turning all the kids of the world into 80's music fans :)

Staci said...

haha, my hubby about kills me when he gets in the car and a britney spears song comes on and my boys know it.....oops!!

Megan said...

Haha so cute!!

Mommy In Pink said...

Haha..smart kid you got there...he has his sister do the dirty work..haha..I love it!

saratogajean said...

Loud music? Rock band? Making up lyrics that you don't know?

I think I may already be a part of your family. Either way, I'd fit right in.